New crossings on the Russian-Chinese border will soon be opened due to the adoption of the TIR Convention

In connection with the accession of China to the TIR Convention and in accordance with the regulation of the Ministry of the Russian Federation, there will be two more crossings on the border with China.

The Chinese have for a long time planned to ratify the TIR Convention and join the IRU (The International Road Transport Union). In connection with the accession of China to the Convention, two new border crossings will be opened soon. The relevant regulation will enter into force on October 7, 2018.

The new border crossing points for the import of goods using TIR passes are:

– Zabajkalsk – bordering the customs office of Manzhouli Shibali on the Chinese side and

– Pogranicznyj – bordering the Suifenhe Road customs office in China.

Both customs offices will be open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm from Monday to Saturday, except on public holidays.

A Chinese-Russian experiment

Until recently considered to be impossible, a road project connecting China and Russia has become a fact. On May 18, the first convoy of trucks and buses, in the direction to Russia, set off from the Chinese city of Dalian. The new connection can seriously change the face of road transport of the entire Eurasian continent.

A convoy of six lorries and two buses set off on the new Dalian-Novosibirsk route. The trail runs along the border with Mongolia and Kazakhstan through Yingkou, Manzhouli (China), Zabaykalsky Krai, Ulaan Ude, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Kemerovo (Russia). Within 12 days, the convoy completed a route of almost 6 thousand kilometers.